Vergennes (Up the Creek)

With the Coast Guard broadcasting a wind warning for the lake we happily powered for 7 miles along Otter Creek inland to Vergennes, Vermont.  We tied up to the town's free dock, just below the falls, for a 3 day stay.
Our timing was good as we were in town during the weekly farmer's market.
On our boat there always seems to be one system or another not working.  This summer the battery on our laptop has given up which requires it to be linked to a direct power source and of course our inverter on board has decided not to work.  We took the opportunity while relaxing on Vergennes dock, hooked up to their free hydro, to have a movie marathon as we took a break from travelling to watch many of the movies we'd brought along.
While leaving early Sunday morning we planned to back off the dock and quietly slip away without disturbing the other 19 boats there.  Such was the plan but unfortunately during breakfast we regrettably broke the early morning quiet when our smoke detector went off.  We quickly turned it off and proceeded to back off the dock only to have our mast hit a branch on a tree over-hanging the river.  It broke off with a loud crack and showered Sea Star in branches and leaves. 
We gave everyone a rather sheepish good-morning wave and headed quickly out of town.